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Anything Goes: Fortune, Glory and the Music of a Hero

A look back to John Williams’ lively, exciting score for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on the 35th anniversary of its theatrical release

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Maurizio Caschetto Insights & Analysis, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration May 24, 2019May 26, 2019 14 Minutes

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Symphony of Elements: Interview with Mike Matessino on the Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection
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La-La Land Records announces the release of the expanded and remastered 2-disc edition of John Williams' FAR AND AWAY. Composed for 1992 spectacular epic directed by Ron Howard starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, this stunning symphonic score features Williams' trademark tunes and orchestrations, with the help of legendary Irish group The Chieftains. The 2-CD set is produced and mastered by Mike Matessino and supervised by the composer. It will be available to order starting today at 12 (Noon) PST on www.lalalandrecords.com . COMING SOON on The Legacy of John Williams... a special podcast preview of this stunning new release, featuring also an EXCLUSIVE interview conducted by our friend and contributor Tim Burden . . #johnwilliams #farandaway #tomcruise #nicolekidman #irish #ireland #chieftains #soundtrack #filmmusic #filmcomposer #ronhoward

Lovely pic courtesy of the @bostonsymphony archives: John Williams, Steven Spielberg and @tomhanks during a pause of the recording sessions of Spielberg’s masterful Saving Private Ryan, held at Boston’s Symphony Hall in February 1998 . . . #johnwilliams #stevenspielberg #tomhanks #savingprivateryan #bostonsymphonyorchestra #bostonsymphonyhall #filmmusic #filmscore #soundtrack #filmcomposer

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has announced the winners for the 2019 edition of the IFMCA Awards: John Williams won three awards for his brilliant score for the last episode of the Star Wars saga, ‘The Rise of Skywalker’: Best Music for Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Film, Best Film Music Composition of the Year and Best Film Score of the Year. The IFMCA also chose to bestow Williams a special career achievement award for completing the 9-film saga that began in 1977. Congratulations to Maestro Williams! For the full list of winners, check the IFMCA website: http://filmmusiccritics.org/2020/02/ifmca-award-winners-2019/ . . #johnwilliams #starwars #theriseofskywalker #ifmca #awards #bestfilmmusic #filmmusic #filmcomposer #soundtrack #filmscore

It’s the final day of the #WilliamsWeek. Today is John Williams’s 88th birthday! We send our best wishes to the Maestro and tribute his incredible legacy through one final very inspiring quote and one the most profound works of his long and distinguished career. Link in bio. Happy Birthday, Maestro Williams. And thank you for sharing your artistry with the whole world. Here’s to many more years of unforgettable music! . . . #johnwilliams #williamsweek #happybirthday #birthday #filmmusic #filmcomposer #soundtrack #yoyoma #cello #inspiration #starwars

Tomorrow is John Williams's 88th Birthday. Let's keep celebrating the #WilliamsWeek with more inspiring words and music by the legendary Maestro. Today, the spotlight is on one of his most powerful and haunting dramatic scores, featuring magnificent trumpet player Tim Morrison 🎺 . . . . #johnwilliams #williamsweek #birthday #filmcomposer #filmmusic #soundtrack #trumpet #timmorrison #tomhooten #laphil #bornonthe4thofjuly #oliverstone

The #WilliamsWeek continues! On day 4 of the week-long celebration of John Williams’s 88th birthday, we zoom in on a very unique presentation of one of his lesser-known (and most profound) works for film. Link in bio. . . . . #johnwilliams #williamsweek #filmmusic #soundtrack #filmcomposer #filmscore #angelasashes #yoyoma #frankmccourt #bostonsymphonyorchestra #bostonpops

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